Brett Royer (CJ Ryan) cj@cjryan.com
I graduated from Jefferson High School in 1988, and spent over 12 years in radio in several places including Lafayette, In. (WAZY-Z96; WKHY; WKHY 93.5; WKJM-Power 95), Indianapolis (WZPL), Ft Collins, Colorado (KIMN), Panama City, FL (WILN, WTBB, WRBA, WPFN, WAKT, WYOO), Asheville, NC (WZLS) and others. From 95-1999 I was the VP of Programming/ Operations for Styles Broadcasting overseeing 8 stations in Panama City, Florida, Mandeville and New Orleans, Louisiana and Asheville, NC. From 99-2000 I was Operations Director for Nextmedia in Panama City. In Oct 2000 I formed my own advertising agency and have been very blessed with a great group of clients. In February 1999, I married the love of my life, Jeanne. We live in Panama City Beach, Florida. We have a son (human) and one daughter (Golden Retriever). Since 1995, I have been operating my own Audio Production Company -(CJ Ryan Productions) currently with 47 clients throughout the USA and around the world. I do radio commercials for many types of businesses including nightclubs and bars, auto dealerships, as well as VO work for many Information TV stations around the Southeast. In 2004 I formed two publishing companies creating tourist information (magazines, maps, websites and APP’s) for the Panama City Beach, FL & Lake Geneva, WI areas. I owe the Radio & Television department at Jeff and especially Mr. Brist. He gave me the opportunity to pursue my dream in broadcasting even though my grades weren't high enough to automatically go into Advanced R&TV, so I auditioned by reading some news off the AP wire (old school radio reference) and I was so nervous that I had to stop in the middle and ask if it was NASA, or N-A-S-A..... I will never forget that and I will always have a soft spot in my heart for WJEF!